Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,318 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Hunterfly Road houses, Weeksville Heritage Center, New York, 2009
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Weeksville, New York (1838- )
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Lucinda “Cindy” Wilson Todd (1903-1996)
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Donald Pitts McCullum (1928-1988)
Simeon Booker (Wikipedia)
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Simeon S. Booker (1918-2017)

Explore Global African History

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Véronique De la Cruz (1974- )
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Louis Delgres (1766-1802)
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Franc Weerwind (1964- )
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Georgetown, Guyana (1781- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

Black musicians, Lisbon, Portugal, ca. 1522
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The Black Presence in Pre-20th Century Europe: A Hidden History
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The Harlem Renaissance in the American West
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Firefight: The Century-Long Battle to Integrate the New York City Fire Department
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The San Fernando Valley’s Multiethnic Past: Unexpected Communities of Color in “America’s Suburb”

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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